Patent application title: Soybean Cultivar 7511119

Abstract:

A soybean cultivar designated 7511119 is disclosed. The invention relates
to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7511119, to the plants of soybean
7511119, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7511119 and to methods for
producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7511119
with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates
to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic
material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and
plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to
soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from
soybean variety 7511119, to methods for producing other soybean
cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7511119 and
to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of
those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds,
plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7511119 with
another soybean cultivar.

Claims:

1. A seed of soybean cultivar 7511119, representative sample seed of said
cultivar was deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-______.

2. A soybean plant, or a part thereof, produced by growing the seed of
claim 1.

3. A tissue culture produced from protoplasts or cells from the plant of
claim 2, wherein said cells or protoplasts of the tissue culture are
produced from a plant part selected from the group consisting of leaf,
pollen, embryo, cotyledon, hypocotyl, meristematic cell, root, root tip,
pistil, anther, flower, shoot, stem, pod and petiole.

4. A soybean plant regenerated from the tissue culture of claim 3, wherein
the plant has all of the morphological and physiological characteristics
of cultivar 7511119.

5. A method for producing a soybean seed comprising crossing two soybean
plants and harvesting the resultant soybean seed, wherein at least one
soybean plant is the soybean plant of claim 2.

6. A soybean seed produced by the method of claim 5.

7. A soybean plant, or a part thereof, produced by growing said seed of
claim 6.

8. A method of producing an herbicide resistant soybean plant wherein the
method comprises transforming the soybean plant of claim 2 with a
transgene wherein the transgene confers resistance to an herbicide
selected from the group consisting of imidazolinone, cyclohexanedione,
sulfonylurea, glyphosate, glufosinate, phenoxy proprionic acid,
L-phosphinothricin, triazine and benzonitrile.

9. An herbicide resistant soybean plant produced by the method of claim 8.

10. A method of producing a pest or insect resistant soybean plant wherein
the method comprises transforming the soybean plant of claim 2 with a
transgene that confers pest or insect resistance.

11. A pest or insect resistant soybean plant produced by the method of
claim 10.

13. A method of producing a disease resistant soybean plant wherein the
method comprises transforming the soybean plant of claim 2 with a
transgene that confers disease resistance.

14. A disease resistant soybean plant produced by the method of claim 13.

15. A method of producing a soybean plant with modified fatty acid
metabolism or modified carbohydrate metabolism wherein the method
comprises transforming the soybean plant of claim 2 with a transgene
encoding a protein selected from the group consisting of phytase,
fructosyltransferase, levansucrase, α-amylase, invertase and starch
branching enzyme or encoding an antisense of stearyl-ACP desaturase.

16. A soybean plant having modified fatty acid metabolism or modified
carbohydrate metabolism produced by the method of claim 15.

17. A method of introducing a desired trait into soybean cultivar 7511119
wherein the method comprises:(a) crossing a 7511119 plant, wherein a
representative sample of seed was deposited under ATCC Accession No.
PTA-______, with a plant of another soybean cultivar that comprises a
desired trait to produce progeny plants wherein the desired trait is
selected from the group consisting of male sterility, herbicide
resistance, insect resistance, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified
carbohydrate metabolism, modified seed yield, modified oil percent,
modified protein percent, modified lodging resistance, modified
shattering, modified iron-deficiency chlorosis and resistance to
bacterial disease, fungal disease or viral disease;(b) selecting one or
more progeny plants that have the desired trait to produce selected
progeny plants;(c) crossing the selected progeny plants with the 7511119
plants to produce backcross progeny plants;(d) selecting for backcross
progeny plants that have the desired trait and all of the physiological
and morphological characteristics of soybean cultivar 7511119 listed in
Table 1; and(e) repeating steps (c) and (d) three or more times in
succession to produce selected fourth or higher backcross progeny plants
that comprise the desired trait and all of the physiological and
morphological characteristics of soybean cultivar 7511119 listed in Table
1.

18. A soybean plant produced by the method of claim 17, wherein the plant
has the desired trait.

19. The soybean plant of claim 18, wherein the desired trait is herbicide
resistance and the resistance is conferred to an herbicide selected from
the group consisting of imidazolinone, cyclohexanedione, sulfonylurea,
glyphosate, glufosinate, phenoxy proprionic acid, L-phosphinothricin,
triazine and benzonitrile.

20. The soybean plant of claim 18, wherein the desired trait is insect
resistance and the insect resistance is conferred by a transgene encoding
a Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin.

21. The soybean plant of claim 18, wherein the desired trait is modified
fatty acid metabolism or modified carbohydrate metabolism and said
desired trait is conferred by a nucleic acid encoding a protein selected
from the group consisting of phytase, fructosyltransferase, levansucrase,
α-amylase, invertase and starch branching enzyme or encoding an
antisense of stearyl-ACP desaturase.

22. A food or feed product comprising a component from the seed of claim 1
following crushing or extraction.

Description:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001]The present invention relates to a new and distinctive soybean
cultivar, designated 7511119. All publications cited in this application
are herein incorporated by reference.

[0002]There are numerous steps in the development of any novel, desirable
plant germplasm. Plant breeding begins with the analysis and definition
of problems and weaknesses of the current germplasm, the establishment of
program goals, and the definition of specific breeding objectives. The
next step is selection of germplasm that possesses the traits to meet the
program goals. The goal is to combine in a single variety an improved
combination of desirable traits from the parental germplasm. These
important traits may include higher seed yield, resistance to diseases
and insects, better stems and roots, tolerance to drought and heat, and
better agronomic quality.

[0003]Choice of breeding or selection methods depends on the mode of plant
reproduction, the heritability of the trait(s) being improved, and the
type of cultivar used commercially (e.g., F1 hybrid cultivar,
pureline cultivar, etc.). For highly heritable traits, a choice of
superior individual plants evaluated at a single location will be
effective, whereas for traits with low heritability, selection should be
based on mean values obtained from replicated evaluations of families of
related plants. Popular selection methods commonly include pedigree
selection, modified pedigree selection, mass selection, and recurrent
selection.

[0004]The complexity of inheritance influences choice of the breeding
method. Backcross breeding is used to transfer one or a few favorable
genes for a highly heritable trait into a desirable cultivar. This
approach has been used extensively for breeding disease-resistant
cultivars. Various recurrent selection techniques are used to improve
quantitatively inherited traits controlled by numerous genes. The use of
recurrent selection in self-pollinating crops depends on the ease of
pollination, the frequency of successful hybrids from each pollination
and the number of hybrid offspring from each successful cross.

[0005]Each breeding program should include a periodic, objective
evaluation of the efficiency of the breeding procedure. Evaluation
criteria vary depending on the goal and objectives, but should include
gain from selection per year based on comparisons to an appropriate
standard, overall value of the advanced breeding lines, and number of
successful cultivars produced per unit of input (e.g., per year, per
dollar expended, etc.).

[0006]Promising advanced breeding lines are thoroughly tested and compared
to appropriate standards in environments representative of the commercial
target area(s) for three or more years. The best lines are candidates for
new commercial cultivars; those still deficient in a few traits may be
used as parents to produce new populations for further selection.

[0007]These processes, which lead to the final step of marketing and
distribution, usually take from eight to twelve years from the time the
first cross is made. Therefore, development of new cultivars is a
time-consuming process that requires precise forward planning, efficient
use of resources, and a minimum of changes in direction.

[0008]A most difficult task is the identification of individuals that are
genetically superior, because for most traits the true genotypic value is
masked by other confounding plant traits or environmental factors. One
method of identifying a superior plant is to observe its performance
relative to other experimental plants and to a widely grown standard
cultivar. If a single observation is inconclusive, replicated
observations provide a better estimate of its genetic worth.

[0009]The goal of soybean plant breeding is to develop new, unique and
superior soybean cultivars and hybrids. The breeder initially selects and
crosses two or more parental lines, followed by repeated selfing and
selection, producing many new genetic combinations. The breeder can
theoretically generate billions of different genetic combinations via
crossing, selfing and mutations. The breeder has no direct control at the
cellular level. Therefore, two breeders will never develop the same line,
or even very similar lines, having the same soybean traits.

[0010]Each year, the plant breeder selects the germplasm to advance to the
next generation. This germplasm is grown under unique and different
geographical, climatic and soil conditions and further selections are
then made during and at the end of the growing season. The cultivars that
are developed are unpredictable because the breeder's selection occurs in
unique environments with no control at the DNA level (using conventional
breeding procedures), and with millions of different possible genetic
combinations being generated. A breeder of ordinary skill in the art
cannot predict the final resulting lines he develops, except possibly in
a very gross and general fashion. The same breeder cannot produce the
same cultivar twice by using the same original parents and the same
selection techniques. This unpredictability results in the expenditure of
large amounts of research monies to develop superior new soybean
cultivars.

[0011]The development of new soybean cultivars requires the development
and selection of soybean varieties, the crossing of these varieties and
selection of superior hybrid crosses. The hybrid seed is produced by
manual crosses between selected male-fertile parents or by using male
sterility systems. These hybrids are selected for certain single gene
traits such as pod color, flower color, pubescence color or herbicide
resistance which indicate that the seed is truly a hybrid. Additional
data on parental lines, as well as the phenotype of the hybrid, influence
the breeder's decision whether to continue with the specific hybrid
cross.

[0012]Pedigree breeding and recurrent selection breeding methods are used
to develop cultivars from breeding populations. Breeding programs combine
desirable traits from two or more cultivars or various broad-based
sources into breeding pools from which cultivars are developed by selfing
and selection of desired phenotypes. The new cultivars are evaluated to
determine which have commercial potential.

[0013]Pedigree breeding is used commonly for the improvement of
self-pollinating crops. Two parents that possess favorable, complementary
traits are crossed to produce an F1. An F2 population is
produced by selfing one or several F1s. Selection of the best
individuals may begin in the F2 population; then, beginning in the
F3, the best individuals in the best families are selected.
Replicated testing of families can begin in the F4 generation to
improve the effectiveness of selection for traits with low heritability.
At an advanced stage of inbreeding (i.e., F6 and F7), the best
lines or mixtures of phenotypically similar lines are tested for
potential release as new cultivars.

[0014]Mass and recurrent selections can be used to improve populations of
either self- or cross-pollinating crops. A genetically variable
population of heterozygous individuals is either identified, or created,
by intercrossing several different parents. The best plants are selected
based on individual superiority, outstanding progeny, or excellent
combining ability. The selected plants are intercrossed to produce a new
population in which further cycles of selection are continued.

[0015]Backcross breeding has been used to transfer genes for a simply
inherited, highly heritable trait into a desirable homozygous cultivar or
inbred line which is the recurrent parent. The source of the trait to be
transferred is called the donor parent. After the initial cross,
individuals possessing the phenotype of the donor parent are selected and
repeatedly crossed (backcrossed) to the recurrent parent. The resulting
plant is expected to have the attributes of the recurrent parent (e.g.,
cultivar) and the desirable trait transferred from the donor parent.

[0016]The single-seed descent procedure in the strict sense refers to
planting a segregating population, harvesting a sample of one seed per
plant, and using the one-seed sample to plant the next generation. When
the population has been advanced from the F2 to the desired level of
inbreeding, the plants from which lines are derived will each trace to
different F2 individuals. The number of plants in a population
declines each generation due to failure of some seeds to germinate or
some plants to produce at least one seed. As a result, not all of the
F2 plants originally sampled in the population will be represented
by a progeny when generation advance is completed.

[0017]In a multiple-seed procedure, soybean breeders commonly harvest one
or more pods from each plant in a population and thresh them together to
form a bulk. Part of the bulk is used to plant the next generation and
part is put in reserve. The procedure has been referred to as modified
single-seed descent or the pod-bulk technique.

[0018]The multiple-seed procedure has been used to save labor at harvest.
It is considerably faster to thresh pods with a machine than to remove
one seed from each by hand for the single-seed procedure. The
multiple-seed procedure also makes it possible to plant the same number
of seeds of a population each generation of inbreeding. Enough seeds are
harvested to make up for those plants that did not germinate or produce
seed.

[0019]In addition to phenotypic observations, the genotype of a plant can
also be examined. There are many laboratory-based techniques available
for the analysis, comparison and characterization of plant genotype;
among these are Isozyme Electrophoresis, Restriction Fragment Length
Polymorphisms (RFLPs), Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs),
Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction (AP-PCR), DNA Amplification
Fingerprinting (DAF), Sequence Characterized Amplified Regions (SCARs),
Amplified Fragment Length polymorphisms (AFLPs), Simple Sequence Repeats
(SSRs--which are also referred to as Microsatellites), and Single
Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs).

[0020]Proper testing should detect any major faults and establish the
level of superiority or improvement over current cultivars. In addition
to showing superior performance, there must be a demand for a new
cultivar that is compatible with industry standards or which creates a
new market. The introduction of a new cultivar will incur additional
costs to the seed producer, the grower, processor and consumer for
special advertising and marketing, altered seed and commercial production
practices, and new product utilization. The testing preceding release of
a new cultivar should take into consideration research and development
costs as well as technical superiority of the final cultivar. For
seed-propagated cultivars, it must be feasible to produce seed easily and
economically.

[0021]Soybean, Glycine max (L), is an important and valuable field crop.
Thus, a continuing goal of soybean plant breeders is to develop stable,
high yielding soybean cultivars that are agronomically sound. The reasons
for this goal are obviously to maximize the amount of grain produced on
the land used and to supply food for both animals and humans. To
accomplish this goal, the soybean breeder must select and develop soybean
plants that have traits that result in superior cultivars.

[0022]The foregoing examples of the related art and limitations related
therewith are intended to be illustrative and not exclusive. Other
limitations of the related art will become apparent to those of skill in
the art upon a reading of the specification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0023]The following embodiments and aspects thereof are described in
conjunction with systems, tools and methods which are meant to be
exemplary, not limiting in scope. In various embodiments, one or more of
the above-described problems have been reduced or eliminated, while other
embodiments are directed to other improvements.

[0024]According to the invention, there is provided a new soybean cultivar
designated 7511119. This invention thus relates to the seeds of soybean
cultivar 7511119, to the plants of soybean cultivar 7511119 and to
methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing the soybean
cultivar 7511119 with itself or another soybean cultivar, and the
creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of soybean cultivar
7511119.

[0025]Thus, any such methods using the soybean cultivar 7511119 are part
of this invention: selfing, backcrosses, hybrid production, crosses to
populations, and the like. All plants produced using soybean cultivar
7511119 as at least one parent are within the scope of this invention.
Advantageously, the soybean cultivar could be used in crosses with other,
different, soybean plants to produce first generation (F1) soybean
hybrid seeds and plants with superior characteristics.

[0027]In another aspect, the present invention provides regenerable cells
for use in tissue culture of soybean plant 7511119. The tissue culture
will preferably be capable of regenerating plants having all the
physiological and morphological characteristics of the foregoing soybean
plant, and of regenerating plants having substantially the same genotype
as the foregoing soybean plant. Preferably, the regenerable cells in such
tissue cultures will be embryos, protoplasts, meristematic cells, callus,
pollen, leaves, anthers, cotyledons, hypocotyl, pistils, roots, root
tips, flowers, seeds, petiole, pods or stems. Still further, the present
invention provides soybean plants regenerated from the tissue cultures of
the invention.

[0028]In addition to the exemplary aspects and embodiments described
above, further aspects and embodiments will become apparent by study of
the following descriptions.

Definitions

[0029]In the description and tables that follow, a number of terms are
used. In order to provide a clear and consistent understanding of the
specification and claims, including the scope to be given such terms, the
following definitions are provided:

[0030]Allele. An allele is any of one or more alternative forms of a gene
which relate to one trait or characteristic. In a diploid cell or
organism, the two alleles of a given gene occupy corresponding loci on a
pair of homologous chromosomes.

[0031]Backcrossing. Backcrossing is a process in which a breeder
repeatedly crosses hybrid progeny back to one of the parents, for
example, a first generation hybrid F1 with one of the parental
genotypes of the F1 hybrid.

[0032]Alter. The utilization of up-regulation, down-regulation, or gene
silencing.

[0033]Brown Stem Rot. This is a visual disease score from 1 to 9 comparing
all genotypes in a given test. The score is based on leaf symptoms of
yellowing and necrosis caused by brown stem rot. Visual scores range from
a score of 9, which indicates no symptoms, to a score of 1 which
indicates severe symptoms of leaf yellowing and necrosis.

[0034]Cell. Cell as used herein includes a plant cell, whether isolated,
in tissue culture or incorporated in a plant or plant part.

[0035]Cotyledon. A cotyledon is a type of seed leaf. The cotyledon
contains the food storage tissues of the seed.

[0036]Embryo. The embryo is the small plant contained within a mature
seed.

[0037]Emergence. This score indicates the ability of the seed to emerge
when planted 3'' deep in sand at a controlled temperature of 25°
C. The number of plants that emerge each day are counted. Based on this
data, each genotype is given a 1 to 9 score based on its rate of
emergence and percent of emergence. A score of 9 indicates an excellent
rate and percent of emergence, an intermediate score of 5 indicates
average ratings and a 1 score indicates a very poor rate and percent of
emergence.

[0038]F3. The "F3" symbol denotes a generation resulting from
the selfing of the F2 generation along with selection for type and
rogueing of off-types. The "F" number is a term commonly used in
genetics, and designates the number of the filial generation. The
"F3" generation denotes the offspring resulting from the selfing or
self mating of members of the generation having the next lower "F"
number, viz. the F2 generation.

[0039]Gene Silencing. The interruption or suppression of the expression of
a gene at the level of transcription or translation.

[0040]Genotype. Refers to the genetic constitution of a cell or organism.

[0041]Hilum. This refers to the scar left on the seed that marks the place
where the seed was attached to the pod prior to the seed being harvested.

[0042]Hypocotyl. A hypocotyl is the portion of an embryo or seedling
between the cotyledons and the root. Therefore, it can be considered a
transition zone between shoot and root.

[0043]Iron Deficiency Chlorosis. Iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is a
yellowing of the leaves caused by a lack of iron in the soybean plant.
Iron is essential in the formation of chlorophyll, which gives plants
their green color. In high pH soils iron becomes insoluble and cannot be
absorbed by plant roots. Soybean cultivars differ in their genetic
ability to utilize the available iron. A score of 9 means no stunting of
the plants or yellowing of the leaves and a score of 1 indicates the
plants are dead or dying caused by iron deficiency, a score of 5 means
plants have intermediate health with some leaf yellowing.

[0044]Linkage. Refers to a phenomenon wherein alleles on the same
chromosome tend to segregate together more often than expected by chance
if their transmission was independent.

[0045]Linkage Disequilibrium. Refers to a phenomenon wherein alleles tend
to remain together in linkage groups when segregating from parents to
offspring, with a greater frequency than expected from their individual
frequencies.

[0046]Linoleic Acid Percent. Linoleic acid is one of the five most
abundant fatty acids in soybean seeds. It is measured by gas
chromatography and is reported as a percent of the total oil content.

[0047]Locus. A locus confers one or more traits such as, for example, male
sterility, herbicide tolerance, insect resistance, disease resistance,
waxy starch, modified fatty acid metabolism, modified phytic acid
metabolism, modified carbohydrate metabolism and modified protein
metabolism. The trait may be, for example, conferred by a naturally
occurring gene introduced into the genome of the variety by backcrossing,
a natural or induced mutation, or a transgene introduced through genetic
transformation techniques. A locus may comprise one or more alleles
integrated at a single chromosomal location.

[0048]Lodging Resistance. Lodging is rated on a scale of 1 to 9. A score
of 9 indicates erect plants. A score of 5 indicates plants are leaning at
a 45° angle in relation to the ground and a score of 1 indicates
plants are lying on the ground.

[0049]Maturity Date. Plants are considered mature when 95% of the pods
have reached their mature color. The number of days are calculated either
from August 31 or from the planting date.

[0050]Maturity Group. This refers to an agreed-on industry division of
groups of varieties based on zones in which they are adapted, primarily
according to day length or latitude. They consist of very long day length
varieties (Groups 000, 00, 0), and extend to very short day length
varieties (Groups VII, VII, IX, X).

[0051]Relative Maturity (RM). The term relative maturity is a numerical
value that is assigned to a soybean variety based on comparisons with the
maturity values of other varieties. The number preceding the decimal
point in the RM refers to the maturity group. The number following the
decimal point refers to the relative earliness or lateness within each
maturity group. For example, a 3.0 is an early group III variety, while a
3.9 is a late group III variety.

[0052]Oil or oil percent. Soybean seeds contain a considerable amount of
oil. Oil is measured by NIR spectrophotometry, and is reported as a
percentage basis.

[0053]Oleic Acid Percent. Oleic acid is one of the five most abundant
fatty acids in soybean seeds. It is measured by gas chromatography and is
reported as a percent of the total oil content.

[0054]Palmitic Acid Percent. Palmitic acid is one of the five most
abundant fatty acids in soybean seeds. It is measured by gas
chromatography and is reported as a percent of the total oil content.

[0055]Pedigree Distance. Relationship among generations based on their
ancestral links as evidenced in pedigrees. May be measured by the
distance of the pedigree from a given starting point in the ancestry.

[0056]Percent Identity. Percent identity as used herein refers to the
comparison of the homozygous alleles of two soybean varieties. Percent
identity is determined by comparing a statistically significant number of
the homozygous alleles of two developed varieties. For example, a percent
identity of 90% between soybean variety 1 and soybean variety 2 means
that the two varieties have the same allele at 90% of their loci.

[0057]Percent Similarity. Percent similarity as used herein refers to the
comparison of the homozygous alleles of a soybean variety such as 7511119
with another plant, and if the homozygous allele of 7511119 matches at
least one of the alleles from the other plant then they are scored as
similar. Percent similarity is determined by comparing a statistically
significant number of loci and recording the number of loci with similar
alleles as a percentage. A percent similarity of 90% between 7511119 and
another plant means that 7511119 matches at least one of the alleles of
the other plant at 90% of the loci.

[0058]Phytophthora Tolerance. Tolerance to Phytophthora root rot is rated
on a scale of 1 to 9, with a score of 9 being the best or highest
tolerance ranging down to a score of 1 which indicates the plants have no
tolerance to Phytophthora.

[0059]Phenotypic Score. The Phenotypic Score is a visual rating of general
appearance of the variety. All visual traits are considered in the score
including healthiness, standability, appearance and freedom of disease.
Ratings are scored from 1 being poor to 9 being excellent.

[0060]Plant. As used herein, the term "plant" includes reference to an
immature or mature whole plant, including a plant from which seed or
grain or anthers have been removed. Seed or embryo that will produce the
plant is also considered to be the plant.

[0061]Plant Height. Plant height is taken from the top of the soil to the
top node of the plant and is measured in centimeters.

[0063]Pod. This refers to the fruit of a soybean plant. It consists of the
hull or shell (pericarp) and the soybean seeds.

[0064]Protein Percent. Soybean seeds contain a considerable amount of
protein. Protein is generally measured by NIR spectrophotometry and is
reported on an as is percentage basis.

[0065]Pubescence. This refers to a covering of very fine hairs closely
arranged on the leaves, stems and pods of the soybean plant.

[0066]Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL). Quantitative trait loci (QTL) refer
to genetic loci that control to some degree numerically representable
traits that are usually continuously distributed.

[0067]Regeneration. Regeneration refers to the development of a plant from
tissue culture.

[0068]Seed Protein Peroxidase Activity. Seed protein peroxidase activity
refers to a chemical taxonomic technique to separate cultivars based on
the presence or absence of the peroxidase enzyme in the seed coat. There
are two types of soybean cultivars, those having high peroxidase activity
(dark red color) and those having low peroxidase activity (no color).

[0069]Seed Yield (Bushels/Acre). The yield in bushels/acre is the actual
yield of the grain at harvest.

[0070]Seeds per Pound. Soybean seeds vary in seed size, therefore, the
number of seeds required to make up one pound also varies. The number of
seeds per pound affect the pounds of seed required to plant a given area
and can also impact end uses.

[0071]Shattering. The amount of pod dehiscence prior to harvest. Pod
dehiscence involves seeds falling from the pods to the soil. This is a
visual score from 1 to 9 comparing all genotypes within a given test. A
score of 9 means pods have not opened and no seeds have fallen out. A
score of 5 indicates approximately 50% of the pods have opened, with
seeds falling to the ground and a score of 1 indicates 100% of the pods
are opened.

[0072]Single Gene Converted (Conversion). Single gene converted
(conversion) plants refers to plants which are developed by a plant
breeding technique called backcrossing wherein essentially all of the
desired morphological and physiological characteristics of a variety are
recovered in addition to the single gene transferred into the variety via
the backcrossing technique or via genetic engineering.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0073]Soybean cultivar 7511119 is an early maturity group I variety with
resistance to glyphosate herbicides, including ROUNDUP herbicide. Soybean
cultivar 7511119 has very high yield potential when compared to lines of
similar maturity and has excellent agronomic characteristics including
lodging resistance.

[0075]The cultivar has shown uniformity and stability, as described in the
following variety description information. It has been self-pollinated a
sufficient number of generations with careful attention to uniformity of
plant type. The line has been increased with continued observation for
uniformity.

[0076]Soybean cultivar 7511119 has the following morphologic and other
characteristics (based primarily on data collected at Adel, Iowa).

[0077]This invention is also directed to methods for producing a soybean
plant by crossing a first parent soybean plant with a second parent
soybean plant, wherein the first or second soybean plant is the soybean
plant from cultivar 7511119. Further, both first and second parent
soybean plants may be from cultivar 7511119. Therefore, any methods using
soybean cultivar 7511119 are part of this invention: selfing,
backcrosses, hybrid breeding, and crosses to populations. Any plants
produced using soybean cultivar 7511119 as at least one parent are within
the scope of this invention.

[0078]Additional methods include, but are not limited to, expression
vectors introduced into plant tissues using a direct gene transfer method
such as microprojectile-mediated delivery, DNA injection, electroporation
and the like. More preferably, expression vectors are introduced into
plant tissues by using either microprojectile-mediated delivery with a
biolistic device or by using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.
Transformant plants obtained with the protoplasm of the invention are
intended to be within the scope of this invention.

[0079]Soybean cultivar 7511119 is similar to soybean cultivar 930589-14.
While similar to soybean cultivar 930589-14, there are significant
differences including: soybean cultivar 7511119 has black and brown hila,
while soybean cultivar 930589-14 has brown hila.

FURTHER EMBODIMENTS of the INVENTION

[0080]The advent of new molecular biological techniques has allowed the
isolation and characterization of genetic elements with specific
functions, such as encoding specific protein products. Scientists in the
field of plant biology developed a strong interest in engineering the
genome of plants to contain and express foreign genetic elements, or
additional, or modified versions of native or endogenous genetic elements
in order to alter the traits of a plant in a specific manner. Any DNA
sequences, whether from a different species or from the same species,
which are inserted into the genome using transformation are referred to
herein collectively as "transgenes". In some embodiments of the
invention, a transgenic variant of 7511119 may contain at least one
transgene but could contain at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and/or
no more than 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, or 2. Over the
last fifteen to twenty years several methods for producing transgenic
plants have been developed, and the present invention also relates to
transgenic variants of the claimed soybean variety 7511119.

[0081]One embodiment of the invention is a process for producing soybean
variety 7511119 further comprising a desired trait, said process
comprising transforming a soybean plant of variety 7511119 with a
transgene that confers a desired trait. Another embodiment is the product
produced by this process. In one embodiment the desired trait may be one
or more of herbicide resistance, insect resistance, disease resistance,
decreased phytate, or modified fatty acid or carbohydrate metabolism. The
specific gene may be any known in the art or listed herein, including; a
polynucleotide conferring resistance to imidazolinone, sulfonylurea,
glyphosate, glufosinate, triazine, benzonitrile, cyclohexanedione,
phenoxy proprionic acid and L-phosphinothricin; a polynucleotide encoding
a Bacillus thuringiensis polypeptide, a polynucleotide encoding phytase,
FAD-2, FAD-3, galactinol synthase or a raffinose synthetic enzyme; or a
polynucleotide conferring resistance to soybean cyst nematode, brown stem
rot, Phytophthora root rot, soybean mosaic virus or sudden death
syndrome.

[0083]A genetic trait which has been engineered into the genome of a
particular soybean plant may then be moved into the genome of another
variety using traditional breeding techniques that are well known in the
plant breeding arts. For example, a backcrossing approach is commonly
used to move a transgene from a transformed soybean variety into an
already developed soybean variety, and the resulting backcross conversion
plant would then comprise the transgene(s).

[0084]Various genetic elements can be introduced into the plant genome
using transformation. These elements include, but are not limited to
genes, coding sequences, inducible, constitutive, and tissue specific
promoters, enhancing sequences, and signal and targeting sequences. For
example, see the traits, genes and transformation methods listed in U.S.
Pat. No. 6,118,055.

[0085]Plant transformation involves the construction of an expression
vector which will function in plant cells. Such a vector comprises DNA
comprising a gene under control of, or operatively linked to, a
regulatory element (for example, a promoter). The expression vector may
contain one or more such operably linked gene/regulatory element
combinations. The vector(s) may be in the form of a plasmid and can be
used alone or in combination with other plasmids to provide transformed
soybean plants using transformation methods as described below to
incorporate transgenes into the genetic material of the soybean plant(s).

Expression Vectors for Soybean Transformation: Marker Genes

[0086]Expression vectors include at least one genetic marker operably
linked to a regulatory element (a promoter, for example) that allows
transformed cells containing the marker to be either recovered by
negative selection, i.e., inhibiting growth of cells that do not contain
the selectable marker gene, or by positive selection, i.e., screening for
the product encoded by the genetic marker. Many commonly used selectable
marker genes for plant transformation are well known in the
transformation arts, and include, for example, genes that code for
enzymes that metabolically detoxify a selective chemical agent which may
be an antibiotic or an herbicide, or genes that encode an altered target
which is insensitive to the inhibitor. A few positive selection methods
are also known in the art.

[0090]Another class of marker genes for plant transformation requires
screening of presumptively transformed plant cells rather than direct
genetic selection of transformed cells for resistance to a toxic
substance such as an antibiotic. These genes are particularly useful to
quantify or visualize the spatial pattern of expression of a gene in
specific tissues and are frequently referred to as reporter genes because
they can be fused to a gene or gene regulatory sequence for the
investigation of gene expression. Commonly used genes for screening
presumptively transformed cells include β-glucuronidase (GUS),
β-galactosidase, luciferase and chloramphenicol acetyltransferase
(Jefferson, R. A., Plant Mol. Biol. Rep. 5:387 (1987), Teeri et al., EMBO
J. 8:343 (1989), Koncz et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 84:131 (1987),
DeBlock et al., EMBO J. 3:1681 (1984)).

[0091]In vivo methods for visualizing GUS activity that do not require
destruction of plant tissue are available (Molecular Probes publication
2908, IMAGENE GREEN, p. 1-4 (1993) and Naleway et al., J. Cell Biol.
115:151a (1991)). However, these in vivo methods for visualizing GUS
activity have not proven useful for recovery of transformed cells because
of low sensitivity, high fluorescent backgrounds and limitations
associated with the use of luciferase genes as selectable markers.

[0092]More recently, a gene encoding Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) has
been utilized as a marker for gene expression in prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells (Chalfie et al., Science 263:802 (1994)). GFP and
mutants of GFP may be used as screenable markers.

Expression Vectors for Soybean Transformation: Promoters

[0093]Genes included in expression vectors must be driven by a nucleotide
sequence comprising a regulatory element, for example, a promoter.
Several types of promoters are well known in the transformation arts as
are other regulatory elements that can be used alone or in combination
with promoters.

[0094]As used herein, "promoter" includes reference to a region of DNA
upstream from the start of transcription and involved in recognition and
binding of RNA polymerase and other proteins to initiate transcription. A
"plant promoter" is a promoter capable of initiating transcription in
plant cells. Examples of promoters under developmental control include
promoters that preferentially initiate transcription in certain tissues,
such as leaves, roots, seeds, fibers, xylem vessels, tracheids, or
sclerenchyma. Such promoters are referred to as "tissue-preferred".
Promoters that initiate transcription only in a certain tissue are
referred to as "tissue-specific". A "cell-type" specific promoter
primarily drives expression in certain cell types in one or more organs,
for example, vascular cells in roots or leaves. An "inducible" promoter
is a promoter which is under environmental control. Examples of
environmental conditions that may effect transcription by inducible
promoters include anaerobic conditions or the presence of light.
Tissue-specific, tissue-preferred, cell type specific, and inducible
promoters constitute the class of "non-constitutive" promoters. A
"constitutive" promoter is a promoter that is active under most
environmental conditions.

[0095]A. Inducible Promoters--An inducible promoter is operably linked to
a gene for expression in soybean. Optionally, the inducible promoter is
operably linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a signal sequence which
is operably linked to a gene for expression in soybean. With an inducible
promoter the rate of transcription increases in response to an inducing
agent.

[0097]B. Constitutive Promoters--A constitutive promoter is operably
linked to a gene for expression in soybean or the constitutive promoter
is operably linked to a nucleotide sequence encoding a signal sequence
which is operably linked to a gene for expression in soybean.

[0099]C. Tissue-specific or Tissue-preferred Promoters--A tissue-specific
promoter is operably linked to a gene for expression in soybean.
Optionally, the tissue-specific promoter is operably linked to a
nucleotide sequence encoding a signal sequence which is operably linked
to a gene for expression in soybean. Plants transformed with a gene of
interest operably linked to a tissue-specific promoter produce the
protein product of the transgene exclusively, or preferentially, in a
specific tissue.

[0100]Any tissue-specific or tissue-preferred promoter can be utilized in
the instant invention. Exemplary tissue-specific or tissue-preferred
promoters include, but are not limited to, a root-preferred promoter such
as that from the phaseolin gene (Murai et al., Science 23:476-482 (1983)
and Sengupta-Gopalan et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:3320-3324
(1985)); a leaf-specific and light-induced promoter such as that from cab
or rubisco (Simpson et al., EMBO J. 4(11):2723-2729 (1985) and Timko et
al., Nature 318:579-582 (1985)); an anther-specific promoter such as that
from LAT52 (Twell et al., Mol. Gen. Genetics 217:240-245 (1989)); a
pollen-specific promoter such as that from Zm13 (Guerrero et al., Mol.
Gen. Genetics 244:161-168 (1993)) or a microspore-preferred promoter such
as that from apg (Twell et al., Sex. Plant Reprod. 6:217-224 (1993)).

Signal Sequences for Targeting Proteins to Subcellular Compartments

[0101]Transport of a protein produced by transgenes to a subcellular
compartment such as the chloroplast, vacuole, peroxisome, glyoxysome,
cell wall or mitochondrion or for secretion into the apoplast, is
accomplished by means of operably linking the nucleotide sequence
encoding a signal sequence to the 5' and/or 3' region of a gene encoding
the protein of interest. Targeting sequences at the 5' and/or 3' end of
the structural gene may determine during protein synthesis and processing
where the encoded protein is ultimately compartmentalized.

[0103]With transgenic plants according to the present invention, a foreign
protein can be produced in commercial quantities. Thus, techniques for
the selection and propagation of transformed plants, which are well
understood in the art, yield a plurality of transgenic plants which are
harvested in a conventional manner, and a foreign protein then can be
extracted from a tissue of interest or from total biomass. Protein
extraction from plant biomass can be accomplished by known methods which
are discussed, for example, by Heney and Orr, Anal. Biochem. 114:92-6
(1981).

[0104]According to a preferred embodiment, the transgenic plant provided
for commercial production of foreign protein is a soybean plant. In
another preferred embodiment, the biomass of interest is seed. For the
relatively small number of transgenic plants that show higher levels of
expression, a genetic map can be generated, primarily via conventional
RFLP, PCR and SSR analysis, which identifies the approximate chromosomal
location of the integrated DNA molecule. For exemplary methodologies in
this regard, see Glick and Thompson, Methods in Plant Molecular Biology
and Biotechnology, CRC Press, Boca Raton 269:284 (1993). Map information
concerning chromosomal location is useful for proprietary protection of a
subject transgenic plant.

[0105]Wang et al. discuss "Large Scale Identification, Mapping and
Genotyping of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Human Genome",
Science, 280:1077-1082, 1998, and similar capabilities are becoming
increasingly available for the soybean genome. Map information concerning
chromosomal location is useful for proprietary protection of a subject
transgenic plant. If unauthorized propagation is undertaken and crosses
made with other germplasm, the map of the integration region can be
compared to similar maps for suspect plants to determine if the latter
have a common parentage with the subject plant. Map comparisons would
involve hybridizations, RFLP, PCR, SSR and sequencing, all of which are
conventional techniques. SNPs may also be used alone or in combination
with other techniques.

[0106]Likewise, by means of the present invention, plants can be
genetically engineered to express various phenotypes of agronomic
interest. Through the transformation of soybean the expression of genes
can be altered to enhance disease resistance, insect resistance,
herbicide resistance, agronomic, grain quality and other traits.
Transformation can also be used to insert DNA sequences which control or
help control male-sterility. DNA sequences native to soybean as well as
non-native DNA sequences can be transformed into soybean and used to
alter levels of native or non-native proteins. Various promoters,
targeting sequences, enhancing sequences, and other DNA sequences can be
inserted into the genome for the purpose of altering the expression of
proteins. Reduction of the activity of specific genes (also known as gene
silencing, or gene suppression) is desirable for several aspects of
genetic engineering in plants.

[0108]Likewise, by means of the present invention, agronomic genes can be
expressed in transformed plants. More particularly, plants can be
genetically engineered to express various phenotypes of agronomic
interest. Exemplary genes implicated in this regard include, but are not
limited to, those categorized below:

[0115]G. An insect-specific hormone or pheromone such as an ecdysteroid or
juvenile hormone, a variant thereof, a mimetic based thereon, or an
antagonist or agonist thereof. See, for example, the disclosure by
Hammock et al., Nature 344:458 (1990), of baculovirus expression of
cloned juvenile hormone esterase, an inactivator of juvenile hormone.

[0117]I. An insect-specific venom produced in nature by a snake, a wasp,
etc. For example, see Pang et al., Gene 116:165 (1992), for disclosure of
heterologous expression in plants of a gene coding for a scorpion
insectotoxic peptide.

[0118]J. An enzyme responsible for a hyperaccumulation of a monoterpene, a
sesquiterpene, a steroid, hydroxamic acid, a phenylpropanoid derivative
or another non-protein molecule with insecticidal activity.

[0119]K. An enzyme involved in the modification, including the
post-translational modification, of a biologically active molecule; for
example, a glycolytic enzyme, a proteolytic enzyme, a lipolytic enzyme, a
nuclease, a cyclase, a transaminase, an esterase, a hydrolase, a
phosphatase, a kinase, a phosphorylase, a polymerase, an elastase, a
chitinase and a glucanase, whether natural or synthetic. See PCT
application WO 93/02197 (Scott et al.), which discloses the nucleotide
sequence of a callase gene. DNA molecules which contain
chitinase-encoding sequences can be obtained, for example, from the ATCC
under Accession Nos. 39637 and 67152. See also Kramer et al., Insect
Biochem. Molec. Biol. 23:691 (1993), who teach the nucleotide sequence of
a cDNA encoding tobacco hornworm chitinase, and Kawalleck et al., Plant
Molec. Biol. 21:673 (1993), who provide the nucleotide sequence of the
parsley ubi4-2 polyubiquitin gene, U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,145,060, 7,087,810
and 6,563,020.

[0122]N. A membrane permease, a channel former or a channel blocker. For
example, see the disclosure of Jaynes et al., Plant Sci 89:43 (1993), of
heterologous expression of a cecropin-β lytic peptide analog to
render transgenic tobacco plants resistant to Pseudomonas solanacearum.

[0123]O. A viral-invasive protein or a complex toxin derived therefrom.
For example, the accumulation of viral coat proteins in transformed plant
cells imparts resistance to viral infection and/or disease development
effected by the virus from which the coat protein gene is derived, as
well as by related viruses. See Beachy et al., Ann. Rev. Phytopathol.
28:451 (1990). Coat protein-mediated resistance has been conferred upon
transformed plants against alfalfa mosaic virus, cucumber mosaic virus
and tobacco mosaic virus.

[0126]R. A developmental-arrestive protein produced in nature by a
pathogen or a parasite. Thus, fungal
endo-α-1,4-D-polygalacturonases facilitate fungal colonization and
plant nutrient release by solubilizing plant cell wall
homo-α-1,4-D-galacturonase. See Lamb et al., Bio/Technology 10:1436
(1992). The cloning and characterization of a gene which encodes a bean
endopolygalacturonase-inhibiting protein is described by Toubart et al.,
Plant J. 2:367 (1992).

[0127]S. A developmental-arrestive protein produced in nature by a plant.
For example, Logemann et al., Bio/Technology 10:305 (1992), have shown
that transgenic plants expressing the barley ribosome-inactivating gene
have an increased resistance to fungal disease.

[0135]AA. Genes that confer resistance to Brown Stem Rot, such as
described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,689,035 and incorporated by reference for
this purpose.

2. Genes that Confer Resistance to an Herbicide, for Example:

[0136]A. An herbicide that inhibits the growing point or meristem, such as
an imidazolinone or a sulfonylurea. Exemplary genes in this category code
for mutant ALS and AHAS enzyme as described, for example, by Lee et al.,
EMBO J. 7:1241 (1988), and Miki et al., Theor. Appl. Genet. 80:449
(1990), respectively.

[0137]B. Glyphosate (resistance conferred by mutant
5-enolpyruvlshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) and aroA genes,
respectively) and other phosphono compounds such as glufosinate
(phosphinothricin acetyl transferase (PAT) and Streptomyces hygroscopicus
PAT bar genes), and pyridinoxy or phenoxy proprionic acids and
cyclohexanediones (ACCase inhibitor-encoding genes). See, for example,
U.S. Pat. No. 4,940,835 to Shah, et al., which discloses the nucleotide
sequence of a form of EPSPS which can confer glyphosate resistance. U.S.
Pat. No. 5,627,061 to Barry et al. also describes genes encoding EPSPS
enzymes. See also U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,566,587; 6,338,961; 6,248,876 B1;
6,040,497; 5,804,425; 5,633,435; 5,145,783; 4,971,908; 5,312,910;
5,188,642; 4,940,835; 5,866,775; 6,225,114 B1; 6,130,366; 5,310,667;
4,535,060; 4,769,061; 5,633,448; 5,510,471; U.S. Pat. No. Re. 36,449;
U.S. Pat. No. RE 37,287 E; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,491,288; and international
publications EP1173580; WO 01/66704; EP1173581 and EP1173582, which are
incorporated herein by reference for this purpose. Glyphosate resistance
is also imparted to plants that express a gene that encodes a glyphosate
oxido-reductase enzyme as described more fully in U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,776,760 and 5,463,175, which are incorporated herein by reference for
this purpose. In addition glyphosate resistance can be imparted to plants
by the over expression of genes encoding glyphosate N-acetyltransferase.
See, for example, U.S. application Ser. No. 10/427,692. A DNA molecule
encoding a mutant aroA gene can be obtained under ATCC accession number
39256, and the nucleotide sequence of the mutant gene is disclosed in
U.S. Pat. No. 4,769,061 to Comai. European patent application No. 0 333
033 to Kumada et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 4,975,374 to Goodman et al.,
disclose nucleotide sequences of glutamine synthetase genes which confer
resistance to herbicides such as L-phosphinothricin. The nucleotide
sequence of a PAT gene is provided in European application No. 0 242 246
to Leemans et al. DeGreef et al., Bio/Technology 7:61 (1989) describe the
production of transgenic plants that express chimeric bar genes coding
for phosphinothricin acetyl transferase activity. Exemplary of genes
conferring resistance to phenoxy proprionic acids and cyclohexones, such
as sethoxydim and haloxyfop are the Acc1-S1, Acc1-S2, and Acc2-S3 genes
described by Marshall et al., Theor. Appl. Genet. 83:435 (1992).

[0138]C. An herbicide that inhibits photosynthesis, such as a triazine
(psbA and gs+ genes) and a benzonitrile (nitrilase gene). Przibila et
al., Plant Cell 3:169 (1991), describe the transformation of
Chlamydomonas with plasmids encoding mutant psbA genes. Nucleotide
sequences for nitrilase genes are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,648 to
Stalker and DNA molecules containing these genes are available under ATCC
Accession Nos. 53435, 67441 and 67442. Cloning and expression of DNA
coding for a glutathione S-transferase is described by Hayes et al.,
Biochem. J. 285:173 (1992).

[0139]D. Acetohydroxy acid synthase, which has been found to make plants
that express this enzyme resistant to multiple types of herbicides, has
been introduced into a variety of plants. See Hattori et al., Mol. Gen.
Genet. 246:419, 1995. Other genes that confer tolerance to herbicides
include a gene encoding a chimeric protein of rat cytochrome P4507A1 and
yeast NADPH-cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase (Shiota et al., Plant
Physiol., 106:17, 1994), genes for glutathione reductase and superoxide
dismutase (Aono et al., Plant Cell Physiol. 36:1687, 1995), and genes for
various phosphotransferases (Datta et al., Plant Mol. Biol. 20:619,
1992).

[0140]E. Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (protox) is necessary for the
production of chlorophyll, which is necessary for all plant survival. The
protox enzyme serves as the target for a variety of herbicidal compounds.
These herbicides also inhibit growth of all the different species of
plants present, causing their total destruction. The development of
plants containing altered protox activity which are resistant to these
herbicides are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,288,306; 6,282,837;
5,767,373; and international publication WO 01/12825.

[0142]B. Decreased phytate content--1) Introduction of a phytase-encoding
gene enhances breakdown of phytate, adding more free phosphate to the
transformed plant. For example, see Van Hartingsveldt et al., Gene 127:87
(1993), for a disclosure of the nucleotide sequence of an Aspergillus
niger phytase gene. 2) Up-regulation of a gene that reduces phytate
content. In maize, this, for example, could be accomplished, by cloning
and then re-introducing DNA associated with one or more of the alleles,
such as the LPA alleles, identified in maize mutants characterized by low
levels of phytic acid, such as in Raboy et al., Maydica 35: 383 (1990)
and/or by altering inositol kinase activity as in WO 02/059324,
US2003/0009011, WO 03/027243, US2003/0079247, WO 99/05298, U.S. Pat. No.
6,197,561, U.S. Pat. No. 6,291,224, U.S. Pat. No. 6,391,348, WO
2002/059324, U.S. Pat. No. 2003/0079247, WO98/45448, WO99/55882,
WO01/04147.

[0144]D. Elevated oleic acid via FAD-2 gene modification and/or decreased
linolenic acid via FAD-3 gene modification. See U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,063,947;
6,323,392; and international publication WO 93/11245. Linolenic acid is
one of the five most abundant fatty acids in soybean seeds. The low
oxidative stability of linolenic acid is one reason that soybean oil
undergoes partial hydrogenation. When partially hydrogenated, all
unsaturated fatty acids form trans fats. Soybeans are the largest source
of edible-oils in the U.S. and 40% of soybean oil production is partially
hydrogenated. The consumption of trans fats increases the risk of heart
disease. Regulations banning trans fats have encouraged the development
of low linolenic soybeans. Soybeans containing low linolenic acid
percentages create a more stable oil requiring hydrogenation less often.
This provides trans fat free alternatives in products such as cooking
oil.

[0146]F. Altered antioxidant content or composition, such as alteration of
tocopherol or tocotrienols. For example, see U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,787,683 and
7,154,029 and WO 00/68393 involving the manipulation of antioxidant
levels through alteration of a phytl prenyl transferase (ppt), WO
03/082899 through alteration of a homogentisate geranyl geranyl
transferase (hggt).

[0148]There are several methods of conferring genetic male sterility
available, such as multiple mutant genes at separate locations within the
genome that confer male sterility, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.
4,654,465 and 4,727,219 to Brar et al. and chromosomal translocations as
described by Patterson in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,861,709 and 3,710,511. In
addition to these methods, Albertsen et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,432,068,
describe a system of nuclear male sterility which includes: identifying a
gene which is critical to male fertility; silencing this native gene
which is critical to male fertility; removing the native promoter from
the essential male fertility gene and replacing it with an inducible
promoter; inserting this genetically engineered gene back into the plant;
and thus creating a plant that is male sterile because the inducible
promoter is not "on" resulting in the male fertility gene not being
transcribed. Fertility is restored by inducing, or turning "on", the
promoter, which in turn allows the gene that confers male fertility to be
transcribed.

[0149]A. Introduction of a deacetylase gene under the control of a
tapetum-specific promoter and with the application of the chemical
N-Ac-PPT. See international publication WO 01/29237.

[0150]B. Introduction of various stamen-specific promoters. See
international publications WO 92/13956 and WO 92/13957.

[0152]For additional examples of nuclear male and female sterility systems
and genes, see also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,859,341; U.S. Pat. No. 6,297,426;
U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,369; U.S. Pat. No. 5,824,524; U.S. Pat. No.
5,850,014; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,265,640; all of which are hereby
incorporated by reference.

5. Genes that Create a Site for Site Specific DNA Integration.

[0153]This includes the introduction of FRT sites that may be used in the
FLP/FRT system and/or Lox sites that may be used in the Cre/Loxp system.
For example, see Lyznik, et al., Site-Specific Recombination for Genetic
Engineering in Plants, Plant Cell Rep (2003) 21:925-932 and WO 99/25821,
which are hereby incorporated by reference. Other systems that may be
used include the Gin recombinase of phage Mu (Maeser et al., 1991; Vicki
Chandler, The Maize Handbook ch. 118 (Springer-Verlag 1994), the Pin
recombinase of E. coli (Enomoto et al., 1983), and the R/RS system of the
pSR1 plasmid (Araki et al., 1992).

[0160]Following transformation of soybean target tissues, expression of
the above-described selectable marker genes allows for preferential
selection of transformed cells, tissues and/or plants, using regeneration
and selection methods well known in the art.

[0161]The foregoing methods for transformation would typically be used for
producing a transgenic variety. The transgenic variety could then be
crossed with another (non-transformed or transformed) variety in order to
produce a new transgenic variety. Alternatively, a genetic trait that has
been engineered into a particular soybean line using the foregoing
transformation techniques could be moved into another line using
traditional backcrossing techniques that are well known in the plant
breeding arts. For example, a backcrossing approach could be used to move
an engineered trait from a public, non-elite variety into an elite
variety, or from a variety containing a foreign gene in its genome into a
variety or varieties that do not contain that gene. As used herein,
"crossing" can refer to a simple X by Y cross or the process of
backcrossing depending on the context.

Genetic Marker Profile through SSR and First Generation Progeny

[0162]In addition to phenotypic observations, a plant can also be
identified by its genotype. The genotype of a plant can be characterized
through a genetic marker profile which can identify plants of the same
variety or a related variety or be used to determine or validate a
pedigree. Genetic marker profiles can be obtained by techniques such as
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs), Randomly Amplified
Polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs), Arbitrarily Primed Polymerase Chain Reaction
(AP-PCR), DNA Amplification Fingerprinting (DAF), Sequence Characterized
Amplified Regions (SCARs), Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms
(AFLPs), Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) which are also referred to as
Microsatellites, and Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs). For example,
see Cregan et. al, "An Integrated Genetic Linkage Map of the Soybean
Genome" Crop Science 39:1464-1490 (1999), and Berry et al., Assessing
Probability of Ancestry Using Simple Sequence Repeat Profiles:
Applications to Maize Inbred Lines and Soybean Varieties" Genetics
165:331-342 (2003), each of which are incorporated by reference herein in
their entirety.

[0163]Particular markers used for these purposes are not limited to any
particular set of markers, but are envisioned to include any type of
marker and marker profile which provides a means of distinguishing
varieties. One method of comparison is to use only homozygous loci for
7511119.

[0164]Primers and PCR protocols for assaying these and other markers are
disclosed in the Soybase (sponsored by the USDA Agricultural Research
Service and Iowa State University). In addition to being used for
identification of soybean variety 7511119 and plant parts and plant cells
of variety 7511119, the genetic profile may be used to identify a soybean
plant produced through the use of 7511119 or to verify a pedigree for
progeny plants produced through the use of 7511119. The genetic marker
profile is also useful in breeding and developing backcross conversions.

[0165]The present invention comprises a soybean plant characterized by
molecular and physiological data obtained from the representative sample
of said variety deposited with the American Type Culture Collection
(ATCC). Further provided by the invention is a soybean plant formed by
the combination of the disclosed soybean plant or plant cell with another
soybean plant or cell and comprising the homozygous alleles of the
variety.

[0166]Means of performing genetic marker profiles using SSR polymorphisms
are well known in the art. SSRs are genetic markers based on
polymorphisms in repeated nucleotide sequences, such as microsatellites.
A marker system based on SSRs can be highly informative in linkage
analysis relative to other marker systems in that multiple alleles may be
present. Another advantage of this type of marker is that, through use of
flanking primers, detection of SSRs can be achieved, for example, by the
polymerase chain reaction (PCR), thereby eliminating the need for
labor-intensive Southern hybridization. The PCR detection is done by use
of two oligonucleotide primers flanking the polymorphic segment of
repetitive DNA. Repeated cycles of heat denaturation of the DNA followed
by annealing of the primers to their complementary sequences at low
temperatures, and extension of the annealed primers with DNA polymerase,
comprise the major part of the methodology.

[0167]Following amplification, markers can be scored by electrophoresis of
the amplification products. Scoring of marker genotype is based on the
size of the amplified fragment, which may be measured by the number of
base pairs of the fragment. While variation in the primer used or in
laboratory procedures can affect the reported fragment size, relative
values should remain constant regardless of the specific primer or
laboratory used. When comparing varieties it is preferable if all SSR
profiles are performed in the same lab.

[0168]Primers used are publicly available and may be found in the Soybase
or Cregan supra. See also, PCT Publication No. WO 99/31964 Nucleotide
Polymorphisms in Soybean, U.S. Pat. No. 6,162,967 Positional Cloning of
Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistance Genes, and U.S. application Ser. No.
09/954,773 Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome Resistant Soybeans and Methods
of Breeding and Identifying Resistant Plants, the disclosure of which are
incorporated herein by reference.

[0169]The SSR profile of soybean plant 7511119 can be used to identify
plants comprising 7511119 as a parent, since such plants will comprise
the same homozygous alleles as 7511119. Because the soybean variety is
essentially homozygous at all relevant loci, most loci should have only
one type of allele present. In contrast, a genetic marker profile of an
F1 progeny should be the sum of those parents, e.g., if one parent
was homozygous for allele x at a particular locus, and the other parent
homozygous for allele y at that locus, then the F1 progeny will be
xy (heterozygous) at that locus. Subsequent generations of progeny
produced by selection and breeding are expected to be of genotype x
(homozygous), y (homozygous), or xy (heterozygous) for that locus
position. When the F1 plant is selfed or sibbed for successive
filial generations, the locus should be either x or y for that position.

[0170]In addition, plants and plant parts substantially benefiting from
the use of 7511119 in their development, such as 7511119 comprising a
backcross conversion, transgene, or genetic sterility factor, may be
identified by having a molecular marker profile with a high percent
identity to 7511119. Such a percent identity might be 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%,
99%, 99.5% or 99.9% identical to 7511119.

[0171]The SSR profile of 7511119 also can be used to identify essentially
derived varieties and other progeny varieties developed from the use of
7511119, as well as cells and other plant parts thereof. Such plants may
be developed using the markers identified in WO 00/31964, U.S. Pat. No.
6,162,967 and U.S. application Ser. No. 09/954,773. Progeny plants and
plant parts produced using 7511119 may be identified by having a
molecular marker profile of at least 25%, 30%, 35%, 40%, 45%, 50%, 55%,
60%, 65%, 70%, 75%, 76%, 77%, 78%, 79%, 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%,
86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 99% or
99.5% genetic contribution from soybean variety, as measured by either
percent identity or percent similarity. Such progeny may be further
characterized as being within a pedigree distance of 7511119, such as
within 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 or less cross-pollinations to a soybean plant
other than 7511119 or a plant that has 7511119 as a progenitor. Unique
molecular profiles may be identified with other molecular tools such as
SNPs and RFLPs.

[0172]While determining the SSR genetic marker profile of the plants
described supra, several unique SSR profiles may also be identified which
did not appear in either parent of such plant. Such unique SSR profiles
may arise during the breeding process from recombination or mutation. A
combination of several unique alleles provides a means of identifying a
plant variety, an F1 progeny produced from such variety, and progeny
produced from such variety.

Single-Gene Conversions

[0173]When the term "soybean plant" is used in the context of the present
invention, this also includes any single gene conversions of that
variety. The term single gene converted plant as used herein refers to
those soybean plants which are developed by a plant breeding technique
called backcrossing wherein essentially all of the desired morphological
and physiological characteristics of a variety are recovered in addition
to the single gene transferred into the variety via the backcrossing
technique. Backcrossing methods can be used with the present invention to
improve or introduce a characteristic into the variety. The term
"backcrossing" as used herein refers to the repeated crossing of a hybrid
progeny back to the recurrent parent, i.e., backcrossing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 8 or more times to the recurrent parent. The parental soybean plant
that contributes the gene for the desired characteristic is termed the
nonrecurrent or donor parent. This terminology refers to the fact that
the nonrecurrent parent is used one time in the backcross protocol and
therefore does not recur. The parental soybean plant to which the gene or
genes from the nonrecurrent parent are transferred is known as the
recurrent parent as it is used for several rounds in the backcrossing
protocol (Poehlman & Sleper, 1994; Fehr, Principles of Cultivar
Development pp. 261-286 (1987)). In a typical backcross protocol, the
original variety of interest (recurrent parent) is crossed to a second
variety (nonrecurrent parent) that carries the single gene of interest to
be transferred. The resulting progeny from this cross are then crossed
again to the recurrent parent and the process is repeated until a soybean
plant is obtained wherein essentially all of the desired morphological
and physiological characteristics of the recurrent parent are recovered
in the converted plant, in addition to the single transferred gene from
the nonrecurrent parent.

[0174]The selection of a suitable recurrent parent is an important step
for a successful backcrossing procedure. The goal of a backcross protocol
is to alter or substitute a single trait or characteristic in the
original variety. To accomplish this, a single gene of the recurrent
variety is modified or substituted with the desired gene from the
nonrecurrent parent, while retaining essentially all of the rest of the
desired genetic, and therefore the desired physiological and
morphological, constitution of the original variety. The choice of the
particular nonrecurrent parent will depend on the purpose of the
backcross; one of the major purposes is to add some agronomically
important trait to the plant. The exact backcrossing protocol will depend
on the characteristic or trait being altered to determine an appropriate
testing protocol. Although backcrossing methods are simplified when the
characteristic being transferred is a dominant allele, a recessive allele
may also be transferred. In this instance it may be necessary to
introduce a test of the progeny to determine if the desired
characteristic has been successfully transferred.

[0175]Many single gene traits have been identified that are not regularly
selected for in the development of a new variety but that can be improved
by backcrossing techniques. Single gene traits may or may not be
transgenic; examples of these traits include but are not limited to, male
sterility, waxy starch, herbicide resistance, resistance for bacterial,
fungal, or viral disease, insect resistance, male fertility, enhanced
nutritional quality, industrial usage, yield stability and yield
enhancement. These genes are generally inherited through the nucleus.
Several of these single gene traits are described in U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,959,185; 5,973,234 and 5,977,445; the disclosures of which are
specifically hereby incorporated by reference.

Introduction of a New Trait or Locus into 7511119

[0176]Variety 7511119 represents a new base genetic variety into which a
new locus or trait may be introgressed. Direct transformation and
backcrossing represent two important methods that can be used to
accomplish such an introgression. The term backcross conversion and
single locus conversion are used interchangeably to designate the product
of a backcrossing program.

Backcross Conversions of 7511119

[0177]A backcross conversion of 7511119 occurs when DNA sequences are
introduced through backcrossing (Hallauer et al, 1988, "Corn Breeding"
Corn and Corn Improvements, No. 18, pp. 463-481), with 7511119 utilized
as the recurrent parent. Both naturally occurring and transgenic DNA
sequences may be introduced through backcrossing techniques. A backcross
conversion may produce a plant with a trait or locus conversion in at
least two or more backcrosses, including at least 2 crosses, at least 3
crosses, at least 4 crosses, at least 5 crosses and the like. Molecular
marker assisted breeding or selection may be utilized to reduce the
number of backcrosses necessary to achieve the backcross conversion. For
example, see Openshaw, S. J. et al., Marker-assisted Selection in
Backcross Breeding. In: Proceedings Symposium of the Analysis of
Molecular Data, August 1994, Crop Science Society of America, Corvallis,
Oreg., where it is demonstrated that a backcross conversion can be made
in as few as two backcrosses.

[0178]The complexity of the backcross conversion method depends on the
type of trait being transferred (single genes or closely linked genes as
vs. unlinked genes), the level of expression of the trait, the type of
inheritance (cytoplasmic or nuclear) and the types of parents included in
the cross. It is understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that
for single gene traits that are relatively easy to classify, the
backcross method is effective and relatively easy to manage. (See
Hallauer et al. in Corn and Corn Improvement, Sprague and Dudley, Third
Ed. 1998). Desired traits that may be transferred through backcross
conversion include, but are not limited to, sterility (nuclear and
cytoplasmic), fertility restoration, nutritional enhancements, drought
tolerance, nitrogen utilization, altered fatty acid profile, low phytate,
industrial enhancements, disease resistance (bacterial, fungal or viral),
insect resistance and herbicide resistance. In addition, an introgression
site itself, such as an FRT site, Lox site or other site specific
integration site, may be inserted by backcrossing and utilized for direct
insertion of one or more genes of interest into a specific plant variety.
In some embodiments of the invention, the number of loci that may be
backcrossed into 7511119 is at least 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 and/or no more than
6, 5, 4, 3, or 2. A single locus may contain several transgenes, such as
a transgene for disease resistance that, in the same expression vector,
also contains a transgene for herbicide resistance. The gene for
herbicide resistance may be used as a selectable marker and/or as a
phenotypic trait. A single locus conversion of site specific integration
system allows for the integration of multiple genes at the converted
loci.

[0179]The backcross conversion may result from either the transfer of a
dominant allele or a recessive allele. Selection of progeny containing
the trait of interest is accomplished by direct selection for a trait
associated with a dominant allele. Transgenes transferred via
backcrossing typically function as a dominant single gene trait and are
relatively easy to classify. Selection of progeny for a trait that is
transferred via a recessive allele requires growing and selfing the first
backcross generation to determine which plants carry the recessive
alleles. Recessive traits may require additional progeny testing in
successive backcross generations to determine the presence of the locus
of interest. The last backcross generation is usually selfed to give pure
breeding progeny for the gene(s) being transferred, although a backcross
conversion with a stably introgressed trait may also be maintained by
further backcrossing to the recurrent parent with selection for the
converted trait.

[0180]Along with selection for the trait of interest, progeny are selected
for the phenotype of the recurrent parent. The backcross is a form of
inbreeding, and the features of the recurrent parent are automatically
recovered after successive backcrosses. Poehlman, Breeding Field Crops,
P. 204 (1987). Poehlman suggests from one to four or more backcrosses,
but as noted above, the number of backcrosses necessary can be reduced
with the use of molecular markers. Other factors, such as a genetically
similar donor parent, may also reduce the number of backcrosses
necessary. As noted by Poehlman, backcrossing is easiest for simply
inherited, dominant and easily recognized traits.

[0181]One process for adding or modifying a trait or locus in soybean
variety 7511119 comprises crossing 7511119 plants grown from 7511119 seed
with plants of another soybean variety that comprise the desired trait or
locus, selecting F1 progeny plants that comprise the desired trait
or locus to produce selected F1 progeny plants, crossing the
selected progeny plants with the 7511119 plants to produce backcross
progeny plants, selecting for backcross progeny plants that have the
desired trait or locus and the morphological characteristics of soybean
variety 7511119 to produce selected backcross progeny plants; and
backcrossing to 7511119 three or more times in succession to produce
selected fourth or higher backcross progeny plants that comprise said
trait or locus. The modified 7511119 may be further characterized as
having the physiological and morphological characteristics of soybean
variety 7511119 listed in Table 1 as determined at the 5% significance
level when grown in the same environmental conditions and/or may be
characterized by percent similarity or identity to 7511119 as determined
by SSR markers. The above method may be utilized with fewer backcrosses
in appropriate situations, such as when the donor parent is highly
related or markers are used in the selection step. Desired traits that
may be used include those nucleic acids known in the art, some of which
are listed herein, that will affect traits through nucleic acid
expression or inhibition. Desired loci include the introgression of FRT,
Lox and other sites for site specific integration, which may also affect
a desired trait if a functional nucleic acid is inserted at the
integration site.

[0182]In addition, the above process and other similar processes described
herein may be used to produce first generation progeny soybean seed by
adding a step at the end of the process that comprises crossing 7511119
with the introgressed trait or locus with a different soybean plant and
harvesting the resultant first generation progeny soybean seed.

[0184]As used herein, the term "tissue culture" indicates a composition
comprising isolated cells of the same or a different type or a collection
of such cells organized into parts of a plant. Exemplary types of tissue
cultures are protoplasts, calli, plant clumps, and plant cells that can
generate tissue culture that are intact in plants or parts of plants,
such as embryos, pollen, flowers, seeds, pods, petioles, leaves, stems,
roots, root tips, anthers, pistils and the like. Means for preparing and
maintaining plant tissue culture are well known in the art. By way of
example, a tissue culture comprising organs has been used to produce
regenerated plants. U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,959,185; 5,973,234 and 5,977,445
describe certain techniques, the disclosures of which are incorporated
herein by reference.

Using 7511119 to Develop Other Soybean Varieties

[0185]Soybean varieties such as 7511119 are typically developed for use in
seed and grain production. However, soybean varieties such as 7511119
also provide a source of breeding material that may be used to develop
new soybean varieties. Plant breeding techniques known in the art and
used in a soybean plant breeding program include, but are not limited to,
recurrent selection, mass selection, bulk selection, mass selection,
backcrossing, pedigree breeding, open pollination breeding, restriction
fragment length polymorphism enhanced selection, genetic marker enhanced
selection, making double haploids, and transformation. Often combinations
of these techniques are used. The development of soybean varieties in a
plant breeding program requires, in general, the development and
evaluation of homozygous varieties. There are many analytical methods
available to evaluate a new variety. The oldest and most traditional
method of analysis is the observation of phenotypic traits but genotypic
analysis may also be used.

Additional Breeding Methods

[0186]This invention is directed to methods for producing a soybean plant
by crossing a first parent soybean plant with a second parent soybean
plant wherein either the first or second parent soybean plant is variety
7511119. The other parent may be any other soybean plant, such as a
soybean plant that is part of a synthetic or natural population. Any such
methods using soybean variety 7511119 are part of this invention:
selfing, sibbing, backcrosses, mass selection, pedigree breeding, bulk
selection, hybrid production, crosses to populations, and the like. These
methods are well known in the art and some of the more commonly used
breeding methods are described below. Descriptions of breeding methods
can be found in one of several reference books (e.g., Allard, Principles
of Plant Breeding, 1960; Simmonds, Principles of Crop Improvement, 1979;
Sneep et al., 1979; Fehr, "Breeding Methods for Cultivar Development",
Chapter 7, Soybean Improvement, Production and Uses, 2nd ed., Wilcox
editor, 1987).

[0187]The following describes breeding methods that may be used with
soybean cultivar 7511119 in the development of further soybean plants.
One such embodiment is a method for developing a cultivar 7511119 progeny
soybean plant in a soybean plant breeding program comprising: obtaining
the soybean plant, or a part thereof, of cultivar 7511119 utilizing said
plant or plant part as a source of breeding material and selecting a
soybean cultivar 7511119 progeny plant with molecular markers in common
with cultivar 7511119 and/or with morphological and/or physiological
characteristics selected from the characteristics listed in Tables 1 or
2. Breeding steps that may be used in the soybean plant breeding program
include pedigree breeding, backcrossing, mutation breeding, and recurrent
selection. In conjunction with these steps, techniques such as
RFLP-enhanced selection, genetic marker enhanced selection (for example
SSR markers) and the making of double haploids may be utilized.

[0188]Another method involves producing a population of soybean cultivar
7511119 progeny soybean plants, comprising crossing cultivar 7511119 with
another soybean plant, thereby producing a population of soybean plants,
which, on average, derive 50% of their alleles from soybean cultivar
7511119. A plant of this population may be selected and repeatedly selfed
or sibbed with a soybean cultivar resulting from these successive filial
generations. One embodiment of this invention is the soybean cultivar
produced by this method and that has obtained at least 50% of its alleles
from soybean cultivar 7511119.

[0189]One of ordinary skill in the art of plant breeding would know how to
evaluate the traits of two plant varieties to determine if there is no
significant difference between the two traits expressed by those
varieties. For example, see Fehr and Walt, Principles of Cultivar
Development, p 261-286 (1987). Thus the invention includes soybean
cultivar 7511119 progeny soybean plants comprising a combination of at
least two cultivar 7511119 traits selected from the group consisting of
those listed in Tables 1 and 2 or the cultivar 7511119 combination of
traits listed in the Summary of the Invention, so that said progeny
soybean plant is not significantly different for said traits than soybean
cultivar 7511119 as determined at the 5% significance level when grown in
the same environmental conditions. Using techniques described herein,
molecular markers may be used to identify said progeny plant as a soybean
cultivar 7511119 progeny plant. Mean trait values may be used to
determine whether trait differences are significant, and preferably the
traits are measured on plants grown under the same environmental
conditions. Once such a variety is developed its value is substantial
since it is important to advance the germplasm base as a whole in order
to maintain or improve traits such as yield, disease resistance, pest
resistance, and plant performance in extreme environmental conditions.

[0190]Progeny of soybean cultivar 7511119 may also be characterized
through their filial relationship with soybean cultivar 7511119, as for
example, being within a certain number of breeding crosses of soybean
cultivar 7511119. A breeding cross is a cross made to introduce new
genetics into the progeny, and is distinguished from a cross, such as a
self or a sib cross, made to select among existing genetic alleles. The
lower the number of breeding crosses in the pedigree, the closer the
relationship between soybean cultivar 7511119 and its progeny. For
example, progeny produced by the methods described herein may be within
1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 breeding crosses of soybean cultivar 7511119.

[0191]As used herein, the term "plant" includes plant cells, plant
protoplasts, plant cell tissue cultures from which soybean plants can be
regenerated, plant calli, plant clumps, and plant cells that are intact
in plants or parts of plants, such as embryos, pollen, ovules, flowers,
pods, leaves, roots, root tips, anthers, cotyledons, hypocotyls,
meristematic cells, stems, pistils, petiole, and the like.

Pedigree Breeding

[0192]Pedigree breeding starts with the crossing of two genotypes, such as
7511119 and another soybean variety having one or more desirable
characteristics that is lacking or which complements 7511119. If the two
original parents do not provide all the desired characteristics, other
sources can be included in the breeding population. In the pedigree
method, superior plants are selfed and selected in successive filial
generations. In the succeeding filial generations the heterozygous
condition gives way to homogeneous varieties as a result of
self-pollination and selection. Typically in the pedigree method of
breeding, five or more successive filial generations of selfing and
selection is practiced: F1 to F2; F2 to F3; F3
to F4; F4 to F5, etc. After a sufficient amount of
inbreeding, successive filial generations will serve to increase seed of
the developed variety. Preferably, the developed variety comprises
homozygous alleles at about 95% or more of its loci.

[0193]In addition to being used to create a backcross conversion,
backcrossing can also be used in combination with pedigree breeding. As
discussed previously, backcrossing can be used to transfer one or more
specifically desirable traits from one variety, the donor parent, to a
developed variety called the recurrent parent, which has overall good
agronomic characteristics yet lacks that desirable trait or traits.
However, the same procedure can be used to move the progeny toward the
genotype of the recurrent parent but at the same time retain many
components of the non-recurrent parent by stopping the backcrossing at an
early stage and proceeding with selfing and selection. For example, a
soybean variety may be crossed with another variety to produce a first
generation progeny plant. The first generation progeny plant may then be
backcrossed to one of its parent varieties to create a BC1 or BC2.
Progeny are selfed and selected so that the newly developed variety has
many of the attributes of the recurrent parent and yet several of the
desired attributes of the non-recurrent parent. This approach leverages
the value and strengths of the recurrent parent for use in new soybean
varieties.

[0194]Therefore, an embodiment of this invention is a method of making a
backcross conversion of soybean variety 7511119, comprising the steps of
crossing a plant of soybean variety 7511119 with a donor plant comprising
a desired trait, selecting an F1 progeny plant comprising the
desired trait, and backcrossing the selected F1 progeny plant to a
plant of soybean variety 7511119. This method may further comprise the
step of obtaining a molecular marker profile of soybean variety 7511119
and using the molecular marker profile to select for a progeny plant with
the desired trait and the molecular marker profile of 7511119. In one
embodiment the desired trait is a mutant gene or transgene present in the
donor parent.

Recurrent Selection and Mass Selection

[0195]Recurrent selection is a method used in a plant breeding program to
improve a population of plants. 7511119 is suitable for use in a
recurrent selection program. The method entails individual plants cross
pollinating with each other to form progeny. The progeny are grown and
the superior progeny selected by any number of selection methods, which
include individual plant, half-sib progeny, full-sib progeny and selfed
progeny. The selected progeny are cross pollinated with each other to
form progeny for another population. This population is planted and again
superior plants are selected to cross pollinate with each other.
Recurrent selection is a cyclical process and therefore can be repeated
as many times as desired. The objective of recurrent selection is to
improve the traits of a population. The improved population can then be
used as a source of breeding material to obtain new varieties for
commercial or breeding use, including the production of a synthetic
cultivar. A synthetic cultivar is the resultant progeny formed by the
intercrossing of several selected varieties.

[0196]Mass selection is a useful technique when used in conjunction with
molecular marker enhanced selection. In mass selection seeds from
individuals are selected based on phenotype or genotype. These selected
seeds are then bulked and used to grow the next generation. Bulk
selection requires growing a population of plants in a bulk plot,
allowing the plants to self-pollinate, harvesting the seed in bulk and
then using a sample of the seed harvested in bulk to plant the next
generation. Also, instead of self pollination, directed pollination could
be used as part of the breeding program.

Mutation Breeding

[0197]Mutation breeding is another method of introducing new traits into
soybean variety 7511119. Mutations that occur spontaneously or are
artificially induced can be useful sources of variability for a plant
breeder. The goal of artificial mutagenesis is to increase the rate of
mutation for a desired characteristic. Mutation rates can be increased by
many different means including temperature, long-term seed storage,
tissue culture conditions, radiation; such as X-rays, Gamma rays (e.g.
cobalt 60 or cesium 137), neutrons, (product of nuclear fission by
uranium 235 in an atomic reactor), Beta radiation (emitted from
radioisotopes such as phosphorus 32 or carbon 14), or ultraviolet
radiation (preferably from 2500 to 2900 nm), or chemical mutagens (such
as base analogues (5-bromo-uracil), related compounds (8-ethoxy
caffeine), antibiotics (streptonigrin), alkylating agents (sulfur
mustards, nitrogen mustards, epoxides, ethylenamines, sulfates,
sulfonates, sulfones, lactones), azide, hydroxylamine, nitrous acid, or
acridines. Once a desired trait is observed through mutagenesis the trait
may then be incorporated into existing germplasm by traditional breeding
techniques. Details of mutation breeding can be found in "Principles of
Cultivar Development" Fehr, 1993 Macmillan Publishing Company. In
addition, mutations created in other soybean plants may be used to
produce a backcross conversion of soybean cultivar 7511119 that comprises
such mutation.

[0200]SSR technology is currently the most efficient and practical marker
technology; more marker loci can be routinely used and more alleles per
marker locus can be found using SSRs in comparison to RFLPs. For example
Diwan and Cregan, described a highly polymorphic microsatellite loci in
soybean with as many as 26 alleles. (Diwan, N., and P. B. Cregan 1997
Automated sizing of fluorescent-labeled simple sequence repeat (SSR)
markers to assay genetic variation in Soybean Theor. Appl. Genet.
95:220-225.) Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms may also be used to identify
the unique genetic composition of the invention and progeny varieties
retaining that unique genetic composition. Various molecular marker
techniques may be used in combination to enhance overall resolution.

[0201]Soybean DNA molecular marker linkage maps have been rapidly
constructed and widely implemented in genetic studies. One such study is
described in Cregan et. al, "An Integrated Genetic Linkage Map of the
Soybean Genome" Crop Science 39:1464-1490 (1999). Sequences and PCR
conditions of SSR Loci in Soybean as well as the most current genetic map
may be found in Soybase on the world wide web.

[0202]One use of molecular markers is Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL)
mapping. QTL mapping is the use of markers, which are known to be closely
linked to alleles that have measurable effects on a quantitative trait.
Selection in the breeding process is based upon the accumulation of
markers linked to the positive effecting alleles and/or the elimination
of the markers linked to the negative effecting alleles from the plant's
genome.

[0203]Molecular markers can also be used during the breeding process for
the selection of qualitative traits. For example, markers closely linked
to alleles or markers containing sequences within the actual alleles of
interest can be used to select plants that contain the alleles of
interest during a backcrossing breeding program. The markers can also be
used to select for the genome of the recurrent parent and against the
genome of the donor parent. Using this procedure can minimize the amount
of genome from the donor parent that remains in the selected plants. It
can also be used to reduce the number of crosses back to the recurrent
parent needed in a backcrossing program. The use of molecular markers in
the selection process is often called genetic marker enhanced selection.
Molecular markers may also be used to identify and exclude certain
sources of germplasm as parental varieties or ancestors of a plant by
providing a means of tracking genetic profiles through crosses.

Production of Double Haploids

[0204]The production of double haploids can also be used for the
development of plants with a homozygous phenotype in the breeding
program. For example, a soybean plant for which soybean cultivar 7511119
is a parent can be used to produce double haploid plants. Double haploids
are produced by the doubling of a set of chromosomes (1 N) from a
heterozygous plant to produce a completely homozygous individual. For
example, see Wan et al., "Efficient Production of Doubled Haploid Plants
Through Colchicine Treatment of Anther-Derived Maize Callus", Theoretical
and Applied Genetics, 77:889-892, 1989 and U.S. Pat. No. 7,135,615. This
can be advantageous because the process omits the generations of selfing
needed to obtain a homozygous plant from a heterozygous source.

[0207]Thus, an embodiment of this invention is a process for making a
substantially homozygous 7511119 progeny plant by producing or obtaining
a seed from the cross of 7511119 and another soybean plant and applying
double haploid methods to the F1 seed or F1 plant or to any
successive filial generation. Based on studies in maize and currently
being conducted in soybean, such methods would decrease the number of
generations required to produce a variety with similar genetics or
characteristics to 7511119. See Bernardo, R. and Kahler, A. L., Theor.
Appl. Genet. 102:986-992, 2001.

[0208]In particular, a process of making seed retaining the molecular
marker profile of soybean variety 7511119 is contemplated, such process
comprising obtaining or producing F1 seed for which soybean variety
7511119 is a parent, inducing doubled haploids to create progeny without
the occurrence of meiotic segregation, obtaining the molecular marker
profile of soybean variety 7511119, and selecting progeny that retain the
molecular marker profile of 7511119.

[0209]Descriptions of other breeding methods that are commonly used for
different traits and crops can be found in one of several reference books
(e.g., Allard, 1960; Simmonds, 1979; Sneep et al., 1979; Fehr, 1987).

INDUSTRIAL USES

[0210]The seed of soybean cultivar 7511119, the plant produced from the
seed, the hybrid soybean plant produced from the crossing of the variety
with any other soybean plant, hybrid seed, and various parts of the
hybrid soybean plant can be utilized for human food, livestock feed, and
as a raw material in industry. The soybean seed can be crushed or a
component of the soybean seed can be extracted in order to comprise a
component for a food or feed product.

[0211]The soybean is the world's leading source of vegetable oil and
protein meal. The oil extracted from soybeans is used for cooking oil,
margarine, and salad dressings. Soybean oil is composed of saturated,
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. It has a typical
composition of 11% palmitic, 4% stearic, 25% oleic, 50% linoleic and 9%
linolenic fatty acid content ("Economic Implications of Modified Soybean
Traits Summary Report", Iowa Soybean Promotion Board and American Soybean
Association Special Report 92S, May 1990). Changes in fatty acid
composition for improved oxidative stability and nutrition are constantly
sought after. Industrial uses of soybean oil which is subjected to
further processing include ingredients for paints, plastics, fibers,
detergents, cosmetics, lubricants and biodiesel fuel. Soybean oil may be
split, inter-esterified, sulfurized, epoxidized, polymerized,
ethoxylated, or cleaved. Designing and producing soybean oil derivatives
with improved functionality and improved oliochemistry is a rapidly
growing field. The typical mixture of triglycerides is usually split and
separated into pure fatty acids, which are then combined with
petroleum-derived alcohols or acids, nitrogen, sulfonates, chlorine, or
with fatty alcohols derived from fats and oils.

[0212]Soybean is also used as a food source for both animals and humans.
Soybean is widely used as a source of protein for animal feeds for
poultry, swine and cattle. During processing of whole soybeans, the
fibrous hull is removed and the oil is extracted. The remaining soybean
meal is a combination of carbohydrates and approximately 50% protein.

[0213]For human consumption soybean meal is made into soybean flour which
is processed to protein concentrates used for meat extenders or specialty
pet foods. Production of edible protein ingredients from soybean offers a
healthier, less expensive replacement for animal protein in meats as well
as in dairy-type products.

TABLES

[0214]In Table 2 that follows, the traits and characteristics of soybean
cultivar 7511119 are compared to several competing varieties of
commercial soybeans of similar maturity. In Table 2, column 1 shows the
comparison number, column 2 shows the test year, column 3 shows the
number of locations, column 4 shows the number of observations, column 5
indicates the genotype, column 6 shows the mean yield, column 7 indicates
the t value and columns 8 and 9 indicate the critical t values at the
0.05% and 0.01% levels of significance, respectively.

[0215]As shown in Table 2, soybean cultivar 7511119 yields better than 12
commercial varieties with the increase over 6 varieties being significant
at the 0.01 level of probability and the increase over 4 varieties being
significant at the 0.05 level of probability.

[0216]A deposit of the soybean seed of this invention is maintained by
Stine Seed Farm, Inc., 22555 Laredo Trail, Adel, Iowa 50003. Access to
this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to
persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be
entitled thereto under 37 CFR §1.14 and 35 USC §122. Upon
allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the
availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed by
affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the same variety
with the American Type Culture Collection, Manassas, Va. or National
Collections of Industrial, Food and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB), 23 St Machar
Drive, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 3RY, United Kingdom.

[0217]While a number of exemplary aspects and embodiments have been
discussed above, those of skill in the art will recognize certain
modifications, permutations, additions and sub-combinations thereof. It
is therefore intended that the following appended claims and claims
hereafter introduced are interpreted to include all such modifications,
permutations, additions and sub-combinations as are within their true
spirit and scope.